put on the line
Example Sentences
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That portion of the funding was less clearly spelled out, though it carried the strong implication that parts of Musk’s own stake in Tesla, the electric carmaker he runs, could be put on the line.
From Washington Post • Apr. 21, 2022
It was that credibility he put on the line in 2003 when, appearing before the United Nations as secretary of state, he made the case for war against Iraq.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 18, 2021
And, since our own bodies weren’t put on the line by a draft, the personal stakes were admittedly abstract to those of us who did not enlist to fight.
From The New Yorker • Sep. 20, 2019
“But when I step back and think about everything I put on the line …” She pauses and takes a breath.
From Slate • Sep. 14, 2015
It was her marriage that she couldn’t put on the line.
From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez
